Whitney First, Family Second!

Ok!

*as I gather my composure*

Let me start by saying that I love Whitney like I love LFC movies (let that one marinate) and I am more than a little bit excited that she is getting herself together. With that said, I have to say that I would rather she just make me wait for the first single off the new album than to release nonsense like this:
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The single, "Family First", from the new Tyler Perry production Daddy's Little Girls starring Gabrielle Union and Idris Elba, is almost as frighteningly disturbing as watching someone get hit by a car. The horror is not so much because of Whitney as her mother, Cissy, and cousin, Dionne Warwick, who make guest appearances. Dionne just sounds like Dionne. I don't really get into her. My Daddy loves her but I don't get the hoopla. I guess she must have been PHYNE back in the day. But, heavens to Megatroid, when that Cissy Houston gets to braying like one ol' mule, I just can't contain the laughter. She sounds so much like a donkey that I almost expect Harpo to appear in a pop-up and say, "I's gettin' to it Pa. I's gettin' to it."

It is rumored that the young voice on the song is none other than Bobbi Kris, our favorite little dysfunctional reality show progeny. She actually sounds pretty decent but those of us who bought Whitney's Christmas CD back in 2003 are not surprised. She accompanied her mother on "Little Drummer Boy". I'm not too sure who the guy is that appears for a couple bars. It may be her brother, Gary, but last I heard he was much more talented than this.

Now, to stir up a little controversy. Have any of you ever wondered why Whitney Houston doesn't really look like her mother. I used to just think that maybe she looks like her father until it occured to me one day that she looks an awful lot like Dionne Warwick. Well, I did a little research and lo and behold, based on old footage of Dionne, they have very similar mannerisms. Not to mention that Whitney's voice shares more in common with Dionne than Cissy (just check out the note Dionne hits at the end). DionneWarwick Plus, the older Whitney gets, the more she looks like Warwick. Besides, everyone always says that they are cousins but no one ever talks about how. You look at the pics and you tell me...

P.S. For those of you who didn't catch the LFC...hit me up and i'll fill you in! In the meantime, check out some throwback Whitney. The note at the end is simply angelic!

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Sounds a lot like what you heard earlier from Dionne, hunh?

Coincidence? I think NOT!